Tender Document Cost: Rs.

1042/-

BHARATHIDASAN INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY CAMPUS

Tiruchirappalli - 620 024
www.aubit.edu.in
TEQIP Cell contact No.: 0431-2407949 Fax No.: 0431-240333

BID REFERENCE NO: TEQIP-II/TN/TN1G04/46

NATIONAL COMPETITIVE BIDDING

FOR
PROCUREMENT OF EQUIPMENT

UNDER
TECHNICAL EDUCATION QUALITY IMPROVEMENT
PROGRAMME PHASE II (TEQIP II)
(A WORLD BANK ASSISTED PROJECT)
CREDIT NO. - CR. 4685-0 IN

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NATIONAL COMPETITIVE BIDDING FOR

THE SUPPLY OF Blade Chassis and Blade Servers
BID REFERENCE

: TEQIP-II/TN/TN1G04/46

DATE OF COMMENCEMENT OF
SALE OF BIDDING DOCUMENT

:DATE 26.08.2013 TIME: 10:00 Hrs

LAST DATE FOR SALE OF

BIDDING DOCUMENT

: DATE 25.09.2013 TIME: 15:00 Hrs

LAST DATE AND TIME FOR

RECEIPT OF BIDS

: DATE 25.09.2013 TIME 16:00 Hrs

TIME AND DATE OF OPENING

OF BIDS

: DATE 25.09.2013 TIME 16:30 Hrs

PRE BID MEETING AND TIME

: DATE 04.09.2013 TIME 15:00 Hrs

PLACE OF PRE BID MEETING AND

OPENING OF BIDS

Hall No.: B217 (Academic Block)

Bharathidasan Institute of Technology Campus
Tiruchirappalli 620 024

ADDRESS FOR COMMUNICATION

The Dean,
Bharathidasan Institute of Technology Campus
Tiruchirappalli 620 024

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SECTION I: INVITATION FOR BIDS (IFB)

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NATIONAL COMPETITIVE BIDDING FOR

THE SUPPLY OF Blade Chassis and Blade Servers
SECTION I. INVITATION FOR BIDS (IFB)
Date

16.08.2013

Credit No.

Cr. 4685-0 IN

IFB No.

TEQIP-II/TN/TN1G04/46

1. The Government of India has received a Credit (Cr. 4685-0 IN) from the International Development
Association in various currencies towards the cost of project Technical Education Quality Improvement
Programme[TEQIP]-Phase II (TEQIP II) and it is intended that part of the proceeds of this credit will be
applied to eligible payments under the contracts for which this Invitation for Bids is issued.
2. The Dean, Bharathidasan Institute of Technology Campus, Tiruchirappalli now invites sealed bids
from eligible bidders for supply of Blade Chassis and Blade Servers listed below:

Sl. No

Item Name

Quantity

Blade Chassis with Storage

Blade Servers

3. Interested eligible Bidders may obtain further information from and inspect the bidding documents at the
office of the Bharathidasan Institute of Technology Campus Triuchirappalli 620 024, India.
4. A complete set of bidding documents may be purchased by any interested eligible bidder on the submission
of a written application to the above office and upon payment of a non-refundable fee as indicated below in
the form of a Demand Draft in favour of The Dean, Bharathidasan Institute of Technology, payable at
Tiruchirappalli.
5. The provisions in the Instructions to Bidders and in the General Conditions of contract (GCC) are based on
the provisions of the World Bank Standard Bidding Document - Procurement of Goods.
6. The bidding document may be obtained from the office of Bharathidasan Institute of Technology
Campus, Tiruchirappalli during office hours namely, from 10:00 hrs to 15:00 hrs, on all working days
either in person or by post.
(a)

Price of bidding document

(non-refundable)

1042

(b)

Postal charges, inland

100

(d)

Date of commencement of
sale of bidding document

:Date 26.08.2013 TIME: 10:00 Hrs

(e)

Last date for sale of

bidding document

:Date 25.09.2013 TIME: 15:00 Hrs

(f)

Last date and time for

receipt of bids

:Date 25.09.2013 Time 16:00 Hours

(g)

Time and date of

opening of bids

:Date 25.09.2013 Time 16:30 Hours

(g)

Pre Bid Meeting and Time

: Date 04.09.2013 Time 15:00 Hrs

(h)

Place of Pre Bid Meeting and

Opening of Bids

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Hall No.: B217 (Academic Block)

Bharathidasan Institute of Technology Campus
Tiruchirappalli 620 024

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(i)

Address for communication

: The Dean
Bharathidasan Institute of Technology Campus
Tiruchirappalli 620 024

7. All bids must be accompanied by a bid security as specified in the bid document and must be delivered to
the above office at the date and time indicated above.
8. Bids will be opened in the presence of Bidders' representatives who choose to attend on the specified date
and time.
9. In the event of the date specified for bid receipt and opening being declared as a closed holiday for
purchasers office, the due date for submission of bids and opening of bids will be the following working
day at the appointed times.

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SECTION II: INSTRUCTIONS TO BIDDER

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SECTION II: INSTRUCTIONS TO BIDDERS

TABLE OF CLAUSES

Clause Topic
No.

Page
Number

A. Introduction
1.
2.
3.
4.

Source of Funds
Eligible Bidders
Eligible Goods and Services
Cost of Bidding

8
8
8
8

Contents of Bidding Documents

9
Clarification of Bidding Documents 9
Amendment of Bidding Documents 9

14.

15.
16.
17.

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Language of Bid
Documents Comprising the Bid
Bid Form
Bid Prices
Bid Currencies
Documents Establishing Bidder's
Eligibility and Qualifications
Documents Establishing Goods
Eligibility and Conformity to Bid
Documents
Bid Security
Period of Validity of Bids
Format and Signing of Bid

Page
Number

18.
19.
20.
21.

Sealing and Marking of Bids

Deadline for Submission of Bids
Late Bids
Modification and withdrawal of Bids

13
13
13
14

E. Opening and Evaluation of Bids

C. Preparation of Bids
8.
9.
10.
11.
12.
13.

Topic

D. Submission of Bids

B. Bidding Documents
5.
6.
7.

Clause
No.

9
10
10
10
10
11

11
12
12
13

22.
23.
24.
25.
26.
27.
28.

Opening of Bids by the Purchaser

Clarification of Bids
Preliminary Examination
Conversion to Single Currency
Evaluation and Comparison of Bids
Domestic Preference
Contacting the Purchaser

14
14
14
15
15
16
16

F. Award of Contract
29.
30.
31.
32.
33.
34.
35.
36.

Postqualification
Award Criteria
Purchaser's Right to Vary Quantities
at Time of Award
Purchaser's Right to Accept Any
Bid and to Reject Any or All Bids
Notification of Award
Signing of Contract
Performance Security
Corrupt and Fraudulent Practices

17
17
17
17
17
17
18
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A. Introduction

1. Source of Funds
1.1 The Government of India has received a credit from the International Development Association (Here-inafter called as Bank) in various currencies equivalent to USD 300 million towards the cost of Technical
Education Quality Improvement Programme[TEQIP]-Phase II(TEQIP II) and intends to apply part
of the proceeds of this credit to eligible payments under the contracts for which this invitation for Bid is
issued.
1.2 Payment by the Bank will be made only at the request of the Borrower and upon approval by the Bank in
accordance with the terms and conditions of the Credit Agreement, and will be subject in all respects to the
terms and conditions of that agreement. The Credit Agreement prohibits a withdrawal from the Credit
account for the purpose of any payment to persons or entities, or for any import of goods, if such payment or
import, to the knowledge of the Bank, is prohibited by a decision of the United Nations Security Council
taken under Chapter VII of the Charter of the United Nations. No party other than the Borrower shall derive
any rights from the Credit Agreement or have any claim to the Credit proceeds.
2. Eligible Bidders
2.1 This Invitation for Bids is open to all suppliers from eligible source countries as defined in Guidelines:
Procurement under IDA Credits, May 2004, revised October 2006 hereinafter referred as the IDA Guidelines
for Procurement, except as provided hereinafter.
2.2 Bidders should not be associated, or have been associated in the past, directly or indirectly, with a firm or
any of its affiliates which have been engaged by the Purchaser to provide consulting services for the
preparation of the design, specifications, and other documents to be used for the procurement of the goods to
be purchased under this Invitation of Bids.
2.3 Government-owned enterprises in the Purchasers country may participate only if they are legally and
financially autonomous, if they operate under commercial law, and if they are not a dependent agency of the
Purchaser.
2.4 Bidders shall not be under a declaration of ineligibility for corrupt and fraudulent practices issued by the
Bank in accordance with ITB Clause 36.1.
3. Eligible Goods and Services
3.1 All goods and ancillary services to be supplied under the Contract shall have their origin in eligible source
countries, defined in the IDA Guidelines for Procurement and all expenditures made under the Contract will
be limited to such goods and services.
3.2 For purposes of this clause, "origin" means the place where the goods are mined, grown, or produced or
from which the ancillary services are supplied. Goods are produced when, through manufacturing,
processing or substantial and major assembling of components, a commercially recognized product results
that is substantially different in basic characteristics or in purpose or utility from its components.
3.3

The origin of goods and services is distinct from the nationality of the Bidder.

4. Cost of Bidding
4.1 The Bidder shall bear all costs associated with the preparation and submission of its bid, and The Dean,
Bharathidasan Institute of Technology Campus, Tiruchirappalli, hereinafter referred to as "the
Purchaser", will in no case be responsible or liable for these costs, regardless of the conduct or outcome of
the bidding process.

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B. The Bidding Documents

5. Content of Bidding Documents
5.1 The goods required, bidding procedures and contract terms are prescribed in the bidding documents. In
addition to the Invitation for Bids, the bidding documents include:
(a)
(b)
(c)
(d)
(e)
(f)
(g)
(h)
(i)
(j)
(k)
(l)
(m)

Instruction to Bidders (ITB) ;

General Conditions of Contract (GCC) ;
Special Conditions of Contract (SCC) ;
Schedule of Requirements;
Technical Specifications;
Bid Form and Price Schedules;
Bid Security Form;
Contract Form;
Performance Security Form;
Performance Statement Form;
Manufacturers Authorization Form;
Bank Guarantee for Advance Payment Form; and
Equipment and Quality Control Form.

5.2 The Bidder is expected to examine all instructions, forms, terms, and specifications in the bidding
documents. Failure to furnish all information required by the bidding documents or submission of a bid not
substantially responsive to the bidding documents in every respect will be at the Bidder's risk and may result
in rejection of its bid.
6. Clarification of Bidding Documents
6.1 A prospective Bidder requiring any clarification of the bidding documents may notify the Purchaser in
writing or by telex or cable or fax at the Purchaser's mailing address indicated in the Invitation for Bids. The
Purchaser will respond in writing to any request for clarification of the bidding documents which it receives
no later than 15 days prior to the deadline for submission of bids prescribed by the Purchaser. Written
copies of the Purchaser's response (including an explanation of the query but without identifying the source
of inquiry) will be sent to all prospective bidders which have received the bidding documents.
7. Amendment of Bidding Documents
7.1 At any time prior to the deadline for submission of bids, the Purchaser may, for any reason, whether at its
own initiative or in response to a clarification requested by a prospective bidder, modify the bidding
documents by amendment.
7.2 All prospective bidders who have received the bidding documents will be notified of the amendment in
writing or by cable or by fax, and will be binding on them.
7.3 In order to allow prospective bidders reasonable time in which to take the amendment into account in
preparing their bids, the Purchaser, at its discretion, may extend the deadline for the submission of bids.
C. Preparation of Bids
8. Language of Bid
8.1 The bid prepared by the Bidder, as well as all correspondence and documents relating to the bid exchanged
by the Bidder and the Purchaser, shall be written in English language. Supporting documents and printed
literature furnished by the Bidder may be in another language provided they are accompanied by an accurate
translation of the relevant passages in the English language in which case, for purposes of interpretation of
the Bid, the translation shall govern.

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9. Documents Constituting the Bid

9.1 The bid prepared by the Bidder shall comprise the following components:
(a)

a Bid Form and a Price Schedule completed in accordance with ITB Clauses 10, 11 and 12;

(b)

documentary evidence established in accordance with ITB Clause 13 that the Bidder is eligible to
bid and is qualified to perform the contract if its bid is accepted;

(c)

documentary evidence established in accordance with ITB Clause 14 that the goods and ancillary
services to be supplied by the Bidder are eligible goods and services and conform to the bidding
documents; and

(d)

bid security furnished in accordance with ITB Clause 15.

10. Bid Form

10.1 The Bidder shall complete the Bid Form and the appropriate Price Schedule furnished in the bidding
documents, indicating the goods to be supplied, a brief description of the goods, their country of origin,
quantity and prices.
11. Bid Prices
11.1 The Bidder shall indicate on the Price Schedule the unit prices and total bid prices of the goods it proposes to
supply under the Contract. To this end, the Bidders are allowed the option to submit the bids for any one or
more schedules specified in the Schedule of Requirements and to offer discounts for combined schedules.
However, Bidders shall quote for the complete requirement of goods and services specified under each
schedule on a single responsibility basis, failing which such bids will not be taken into account for evaluation
and will not be considered for award.
11.2
(i)

Prices indicated on the Price Schedule shall be entered separately in the following manner:
the price of the goods, quoted (ex-works, ex-factory, ex-showroom, ex-warehouse, or off-the-shelf,
as applicable), including all duties and sales and other taxes already paid or payable:

a. on components and raw material used in the manufacture or assembly of goods quoted exworks or
ex-factory; or
b. on the previously imported goods of foreign origin quoted ex-showroom, ex-warehouse or offtheshelf.
(ii)
awarded;

any Indian duties, sales and other taxes which will be payable on the goods if this Contract is

(iii)

the price for inland transportation, insurance and other local costs incidental to delivery of the
goods to their final destination; and

(iv)

the price of other incidental services listed in Clause 8 of the Special Conditions of Contract.

11.3

The Bidder's separation of the price components in accordance with ITB Clause 11.2 above will be solely
for the purpose of facilitating the comparison of bids by the Purchaser and will not in any way limit the
Purchaser's right to contract on any of the terms offered.

11.4

Fixed Price. Prices quoted by the Bidder shall be fixed during the Bidder's performance of the Contract and
not subject to variation on any account. A bid submitted with an adjustable price quotation will be treated as
non-responsive and rejected, pursuant to ITB Clause 24.

12. Bid Currencies

12.1 Prices shall be quoted in Indian Rupees:

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13. Documents Establishing Bidder's Eligibility and Qualifications

13.1

Pursuant to ITB Clause 9, the Bidder shall furnish, as part of its bid, documents establishing the Bidder's
eligibility to bid and its qualifications to perform the Contract if its bid is accepted.

13.2

The documentary evidence of the Bidder's eligibility to bid shall establish to the Purchaser's satisfaction that
the Bidder, at the time of submission of its bid, is from an eligible country as defined under ITB Clause 2.

13.3

The documentary evidence of the Bidder's qualifications to perform the Contract if its bid is accepted, shall
establish to the Purchaser's satisfaction:

(a) that, in the case of a Bidder offering to supply goods under the contract which the Bidder did not
manufacture or otherwise produce, the Bidder has been duly authorized (as per authorization form in
Section XII) by the goods' Manufacturer or producer to supply the goods in India.
[Note: Supplies for any particular item in each schedule of the bid should be from one manufacturer
only. Bids from agents offering supplies from different manufacturer's for the same item of the
schedule in the bid will be treated as non-responsive.]
(b) that the Bidder has the financial, technical, and production capability necessary to perform the Contract and
meets the criteria outlined in the Qualification requirements specified in Section VI-A. To this end, all
bids submitted shall include the following information:
(i)

The legal status, place of registration and principal place of business of the company or firm or
partnership, etc.;

(ii)

Details of experience and past performance of the bidder on equipment offered and on those of similar
nature within the past three years and details of current contracts in hand and other
commitments (suggested proforma given in Section XI);

14. Documents Establishing Goods' Eligibility and Conformity to Bidding Documents

14.1

Pursuant to ITB Clause 9, the Bidder shall furnish, as part of its bid, documents establishing the eligibility
and conformity to the bidding documents of all goods and services which the Bidder proposes to supply
under the contract.

14.2

The documentary evidence of the goods and services eligibility shall consist of a statement in the Price
Schedule on the country of origin of the goods and services offered which shall be confirmed by a certificate
of origin at the time of shipment.

14.3

The documentary evidence of conformity of the goods and services to the bidding documents may be in the
form of literature, drawings and data, and shall consist of :

(a) a detailed description of the essential technical and performance characteristics of the goods ;
(b) a list giving full particulars, including available sources and current prices, of spare parts, special tools, etc.,
necessary for the proper and continuing functioning of the goods for a period of two years, following
commencement of the use of the goods by the Purchaser; and
(c) an item-by-item commentary on the Purchaser's Technical Specifications demonstrating substantial
responsiveness of the goods and services to those specifications or a statement of deviations and
exceptions to the provisions of the Technical Specifications.
14.4

For purposes of the commentary to be furnished pursuant to ITB Clause 14.3(c) above, the Bidder shall note
that standards for workmanship, material and equipment, and references to brand names or catalogue
numbers designated by the Purchaser in its Technical Specifications are intended to be descriptive only and
not restrictive. The Bidder may substitute alternative standards, brand names and/or catalogue numbers in its
bid, provided that it demonstrates to the Purchaser's satisfaction that the substitutions ensure substantial
equivalence to those designated in the Technical Specifications.

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15. Bid Security

15.1

Pursuant to ITB Clause 9, the Bidder shall furnish, as part of its bid, a bid security in the amount as specified
in Section-V - Schedule of Requirements.

15.2

The bid security is required to protect the Purchaser against the risk of Bidder's conduct which would
warrant the security's forfeiture, pursuant to ITB Clause 15.7.

15.3

The bid security shall be denominated in Indian Rupees and shall:

(a)

at the bidders option, be in the form of either a certified check, letter of credit, a demand draft, or a
bank guarantee from a nationalized/Scheduled Bank located in India or by a reputable banking
institution selected by the bidder and located abroad in any eligible country;

(b)

be substantially in accordance with one of the form of bid security included in Section VIII or other
form approved by the Purchaser prior to bid submission;

(c)

be payable promptly upon written demand by the Purchaser in case any of the conditions listed in
ITB Clause 15.7 are invoked;

(d)

be submitted in its original form; copies will not be accepted; and

(e)

remain valid for a period of 45 days beyond the original validity period of bids, or beyond any period
of extension subsequently requested under ITB Clause 16.2.

15.4

Any bid not secured in accordance with ITB Clauses 15.1 and 15.3 above will be rejected by the Purchaser
as non-responsive, pursuant to ITB Clause 24.

15.5

Unsuccessful bidder's bid securities will be discharged/returned as promptly as possible but not later than 30
days after the expiration of the period of bid validity prescribed by the Purchaser, pursuant to ITB Clause
16.

15.6

The successful Bidder's bid security will be discharged upon the Bidder signing the Contract, pursuant to
ITB Clause 34, and furnishing the performance security, pursuant to ITB Clause 35.

15.7

The bid security may be forfeited:

(a)

(b)

if a Bidder (i) withdraws its bid during the period of bid validity specified by the Bidder on the Bid
Form; or (ii) does not accept the correction of errors pursuant to ITB Clause 24.2; or
in case of a successful Bidder, if the Bidder fails:
(i)
to sign the Contract in accordance with ITB Clause 34; or
(ii)
to furnish performance security in accordance with ITB Clause 35.

16. Period of Validity of Bids

16.1

Bids shall remain valid for 90 days after the deadline for submission of bids prescribed by the Purchaser,
pursuant to ITB Clause 19. A bid valid for a shorter period shall be rejected by the Purchaser as nonresponsive.

16.2

In exceptional circumstances, the Purchaser may solicit the Bidder's consent to an extension of the period of
validity. The request and the responses thereto shall be made in writing (or by cable or telex or fax).
The bid
security provided under ITB Clause 15 shall also be suitably extended. A Bidder may refuse the
request without forfeiting its bid security. A Bidder granting the request will not be required nor permitted to
modify its bid,
except as provided in ITB Clause 16.3 hereinafter.

16.3

In the case of fixed prices contracts, in the event that the Purchaser requests and the Bidder agrees to an
extension of the validity period, the contract price, if the Bidder is selected for award shall be the bid price
corrected as follows :
The price shall be increased by the factor (B =10 % per Annum) for each week or part of a week that has
elapsed from the expiration of the initial bid validity to the date of notification of award to the successful
Bidder.

16.4

Bid evaluation will be based on the bid prices without taking into consideration the above corrections.
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17. Format and Signing of Bid

17.1

The Bidder shall prepare two copies of the bid, clearly marking each "Original Bid" and "Copy Bid", as
appropriate. In the event of any discrepancy between them, the original shall govern.

17.2

The original and all copies of the bid shall be typed or written in indelible ink and shall be signed by the
Bidder or a person or persons duly authorized to bind the Bidder to the Contract. The latter authorization
shall be indicated by written power-of-attorney accompanying the bid. All pages of the bid, except for
unamended printed literature, shall be initialed by the person or persons signing the bid.

17.3

Any interlineations, erasures or overwriting shall be valid only if they are initialed by the persons or persons
signing the bid.

17.4

The Bidder shall furnish information as described in the Form of Bid on commissions or gratuities, if any,
paid or to be paid to agents relating to this Bid, and to contract execution if the Bidder is awarded the
contract.
D. Submission of Bids

18. Sealing and Marking of Bids

18.1

The Bidders shall seal the original and each copy of the bid in separate inner envelopes, duly marking the
envelopes as "original" and "copy". He shall then place all the inner envelopes in an outer envelope.

18.2

The inner and outer envelopes shall:

(a)

be addressed to the Purchaser at the following address:

The Dean
Bharathidasan Institute
Triuchirappalli 620 024

(b)

of

Technology

Campus

bear the Project Name, Technical Education Quality Improvement Programme[TEQIP]-Phase

II the Invitation for Bids(IFB) title and number TEQIP-II/TN/TN1G04/46 , and a statement "Do
not open before 16:30 Hrs on 25.09.2013."

18.3

The inner envelopes shall also indicate the name and address of the Bidder to enable the bid to be returned
unopened in case it is declared "late".

18.4

If the outer envelope is not sealed and marked as required by ITB Clause 18.2, the Purchaser will assume no
responsibility for the bid's misplacement or premature opening.

18.5

Telex, cable or facsimile bids will be rejected.

19. Deadline for Submission of Bids

19.1

19.2

Bids must be received by the Purchaser at the address specified under ITB Clause 18.2 (a) no later than the
time and date specified in the Invitation for Bids (Section I). In the event of the specified date for the
submission of Bids being declared a holiday for the Purchaser, the Bids will be received upto the appointed
time on the next working day.
The Purchaser may, at its discretion, extend this deadline for submission of bids by amending the bid
documents in accordance with ITB Clause 7, in which case all rights and obligations of the Purchaser and
Bidders previously subject to the deadline will thereafter be subject to the deadline as extended.

20. Late Bids

20.1

Any bid received by the Purchaser after the deadline for submission of bids prescribed by the Purchaser,
pursuant to ITB Clause 19, will be rejected and/or returned unopened to the Bidder.

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21. Modification and Withdrawal of Bids

21.1

The Bidder may modify or withdraw its bid after the bid's submission, provided that written notice of the
modification or withdrawal is received by the Purchaser prior to the deadline prescribed for submission of
bids.

21.2

The Bidder's modification or withdrawal notice shall be prepared, sealed, marked and dispatched in
accordance with the provisions of ITB Clause 18. A withdrawal notice may also be sent by telex or cable or
fax but followed by a signed confirmation copy, post marked not later than the deadline for submission of
bids.

21.3

No bid may be modified subsequent to the deadline for submission of bids.

21.4

No bid may be withdrawn in the interval between the deadline for submission of bids and the expiration of
the period of bid validity specified by the Bidder on the bid form. Withdrawal of a bid during this interval
may result in the Bidder's forfeiture of its bid security, pursuant to ITB Clause 15.7.
E. Bid Opening and Evaluation of Bids

22. Opening of Bids by the Purchaser

22.1

The Purchaser will open all bids, in the presence of Bidders' representatives who choose to attend, at 16:30
Hrs on 25.09.2013 and in the following location:
Hall No.: B217 (Academic Block)
Bharathidasan Institute of Technology Campus
Tiruchirappalli 620 024
The Bidders' representatives who are present shall sign a register evidencing their attendance. In the event
of the specified date of Bid opening being declared a holiday for the Purchaser, the Bids shall be opened at
the appointed time and location on the next working day.

22.2

The bidders names, bid modifications or withdrawals, bid prices, discounts, and the presence or absence of
requisite bid security and such other details as the Purchaser, at its discretion, may consider appropriate, will
be announced at the opening. No bid shall be rejected at bid opening, except for late bids, which shall be
returned unopened to the Bidder pursuant to ITB Clause 20.

22.3

Bids (and modifications sent pursuant to ITB Clause 21.2) that are not opened and read out at bid opening
shall not be considered further for evaluation, irrespective of the circumstances.

22.4

The Purchaser will prepare minutes of the bid opening.

23. Clarification of Bids

23.1

During evaluation of bids, the Purchaser may, at its discretion, ask the Bidder for a clarification of its bid.
The request for clarification and the response shall be in writing and no change in prices or substance of the
bid shall be sought, offered or permitted.

24. Preliminary Examination

24.1

The Purchaser will examine the bids to determine whether they are complete, whether any computational
errors have been made, whether required sureties have been furnished, whether the documents have been
properly signed, and whether the bids are generally in order. Bids from Agents, without proper authorization
from the manufacturer as per Section XII, shall be treated as non-responsive.

24.1.1 Where the Bidder has quoted for more than one schedule, if the bid security furnished is inadequate for all
the schedules, the Purchaser shall take the price bid into account only to the extent the bid is secured. For
this purpose, the extent to which the bid is secured shall be determined by evaluating the requirement of bid
security to be furnished for the schedule included in the bid (offer) in the serial order of the Schedule of
Requirements of the Bidding document.
24.2

Arithmetical errors will be rectified on the following basis. If there is a discrepancy between the unit price
and the total price that is obtained by multiplying the unit price and quantity, the unit price shall prevail and
the total price shall be corrected. If there is a discrepancy between words and figures, the amount in words
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will prevail. If the supplier does not accept the correction of errors, its bid will be rejected and its bid
security may be forfeited.
24.3

The Purchaser may waive any minor informality or non-conformity or irregularity in a bid which does not
constitute a material deviation, provided such a waiver does not prejudice or affect the relative ranking of
any Bidder.

24.4

Prior to the detailed evaluation, pursuant to ITB Clause 26, the Purchaser will determine the substantial
responsiveness of each bid to the bidding documents. For purposes of these Clauses, a substantially
responsive bid is one which conforms to all the terms and conditions of the bidding documents without
material deviations. Deviations from or objections or reservations to critical provisions such as those
concerning Performance Security (GCC Clause 7). Warranty (GCC Clause 15), Force Majeure (GCC
Clause 25), Limitation of liability (GCC Clause 29), Applicable law (GCC Clause 31), and Taxes & Duties
(GCC Clause 33) will be deemed to be a material deviation. The Purchaser's determination of a bid's
responsiveness is to be based on the contents of the bid itself without recourse to extrinsic evidence.

24.5

If a bid is not substantially responsive, it will be rejected by the Purchaser and may not subsequently be
made responsive by the Bidder by correction of the non-conformity.

25. Deleted
26. Evaluation and Comparison of Bids
26.1

The Purchaser will evaluate and compare the bids which have been determined to be substantially
responsive, pursuant to ITB Clause 24 for each schedule separately. No bid will be considered if the
complete requirements covered in the schedule is not included in the bid. However, as stated in Para 11,
Bidders are allowed the option to bid for any one or more schedules and to offer discounts for combined
schedules. These discounts will be taken into account in the evaluation of the bids so as to determine the bid
or combination of bids offering the lowest evaluated cost for the Purchaser in deciding award(s) for each
schedule.

26.2

The Purchaser's evaluation of a bid will exclude and not take into account:
(a)

in the case of goods manufactured in India or goods of foreign origin already located in India, sales
and other similar taxes, which will be payable on the goods if a contract is awarded to the Bidder;

(b)

any allowance for price adjustment during the period of execution of the Contract, if provided in the
bid.

26.3

Deleted.

26.4

The Purchaser's evaluation of a bid will take into account, in addition to the bid price (Ex-factory/exwarehouse/off-the-shelf price of the goods offered from within India, such price to include all costs as well
as duties and taxes paid or payable on components and raw material incorporated or to be incorporated in
the goods, and Excise duty on the finished goods, if payable) and price of incidental services, the following
factors, in the manner and to the extent indicated in ITB Clause 26.5 and in the Technical Specifications:

26.5

(a)

cost of inland transportation, insurance and other costs within India incidental to the delivery of the
goods to their final destination;

(b)

delivery schedule offered in the bid;

(c)

deviations in payment schedule from that specified in the Special Conditions of Contract;

(d)

the cost of components, mandatory spare parts and service;

(e)

the availability in India of spare parts and after-sales services for the goods / equipment offered in the
bid;

(f)

the projected operating and maintenance costs during the life of the equipment; and

(g)

the performance and productivity of the equipment offered.

Pursuant to ITB Clause 26.4, one or more of the following evaluation methods will be applied:
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(a)

Inland Transportation, Insurance and Incidentals:

(i)

Inland transportation, insurance and other incidentals for delivery of goods to the final
destination as stated in ITB Clause 11.2 (iii).

The above costs will be added to the bid price.

(b)

Delivery Schedule:
(i)

(c)

The Purchaser requires that the goods under the Invitation for Bids shall be delivered at the
time specified in the Schedule of Requirements. The estimated time of arrival of the goods at
the project site should be calculated for each bid after allowing for reasonable transportation
time. Treating the date as per schedule of requirements as the base, a delivery "adjustment"
will be calculated for other bids at 2% of the ex-factory price including excise duty for each
month of delay beyond the base and this will be added to the bid price for evaluation. No
credit will be given to earlier deliveries and bids offering delivery beyond ..... months of
stipulated delivery period will be treated as unresponsive.

Deviation in Payment Schedule:

Deleted

(d)

Cost of Spare Parts:

Deleted

(e)

Spare Parts and After Sales Service Facilities in India:

The cost to the Purchaser of establishing the minimum service facilities and parts inventories, as
outlined elsewhere in the bidding documents, if quoted separately, shall be added to the bid price.

(f)

Operating and Maintenance Costs:

Deleted

(g)

Performance and Productivity of the Equipment:

Deleted

27. Deleted.
28. Contacting the Purchaser
28.1

Subject to ITB Clause 23, no Bidder shall contact the Purchaser on any matter relating to its bid, from the
time of the bid opening to the time the Contract is awarded. If the bidder wishes to bring additional
information to the notice of the purchaser, it should do so in writing.

28.2

Any effort by a Bidder to influence the Purchaser in its decisions on bid evaluation, bid comparison or
contract award may result in rejection of the Bidder's bid.

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F. Award of Contract
29. Postqualification
29.1

In the absence of prequalification, the Purchaser will determine to its satisfaction whether the Bidder that is
selected as having submitted the lowest evaluated responsive bid meets the criteria specified in ITB Clause
13.3 (b) and is qualified to perform the contract satisfactorily.

29.2

The determination will take into account the Bidder's financial, technical and production capabilities. It will
be based upon an examination of the documentary evidence of the Bidder's qualifications submitted by the
Bidder, pursuant to ITB Clause 13, as well as such other information as the Purchaser deems necessary and
appropriate.

29.3

An affirmative determination will be a prerequisite for award of the Contract to the Bidder. A negative
determination will result in rejection of the Bidder's bid, in which event the Purchaser will proceed to the
next lowest evaluated bid to make a similar determination of that Bidder's capabilities to perform the
contract satisfactorily.

30. Award Criteria

30.1

Subject to ITB Clause 32, the Purchaser will award the Contract to the successful Bidder whose bid has
been determined to be substantially responsive and has been determined as the lowest evaluated bid,
provided further that the Bidder is determined to be qualified to perform the Contract satisfactorily.

31. Purchaser's right to vary Quantities at Time of Award

31.1

The Purchaser reserves the right at the time of Contract award to increase or decrease by up to 15 percent of
the quantity of goods and services originally specified in the Schedule of Requirements without any change
in unit price or other terms and conditions.

32. Purchaser's Right to Accept Any Bid and to Reject Any or All Bids
32.1

The Purchaser reserves the right to accept or reject any bid, and to annul the bidding process and reject all
bids at any time prior to contract award, without thereby incurring any liability to the affected Bidder or
bidders.

33. Notification of Award

33.1

Prior to the expiration of the period of bid validity, the Purchaser will notify the successful bidder in writing
by registered letter or by cable/telex or fax, to be confirmed in writing by registered letter, that its bid has
been accepted.

33.2

The notification of award will constitute the formation of the Contract.

33.3

Upon the successful Bidder's furnishing of performance security pursuant to ITB Clause 35, the Purchaser
will promptly notify the name of the winning bidder to each unsuccessful Bidder and will discharge its bid
security, pursuant to ITB Clause 15.

33.4

If, after notification of award, a Bidder wishes to ascertain the grounds on which its bid was not selected, it
should address its request to the Purchaser. The Purchaser will promptly respond in writing to the
unsuccessful Bidder.

34.

Signing of Contract

34.1

At the same time as the Purchaser notifies the successful bidder that its bid has been accepted, the Purchaser
will send the bidder the Contract Form provided in the bidding documents, incorporating all agreements
between the parties.

34.2

Within 21 days of receipt of the Contract Form, the successful bidder shall sign and date the Contract and
return it to the Purchaser.

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35. Performance Security

35.1

35.2

Within 21 days of the receipt of notification of award from the Purchaser, the successful Bidder shall furnish
the performance security in accordance with the Conditions of Contract, in the Performance Security Form
provided in the bidding documents or in another form acceptable to the Purchaser.
Failure of the successful bidder to comply with the requirement of ITB Clause 34.2 or ITB Clause 35.1 shall
constitute sufficient grounds for the annulment of the award and forfeiture of the bid security, in which event
the Purchaser may make the award to the next lowest evaluated bidder or call for new bids.

36 Corrupt or Fraudulent Practices

36.1

It is the Banks policy that Borrowers (including beneficiaries of Bank loans), as well as Bidders,
Suppliers, and Contractors, and their agents (whether declared or not), personnel, subcontractors, subconsultants, service providers and suppliers under Bank-financed contracts, observe the highest
standard of ethics during the procurement and execution of such contracts1. In pursuance of this policy,
the Bank:
(a) defines, for the purposes of this provision, the terms set forth below as follows:
(i) corrupt practice2 means the offering, giving, receiving, or soliciting, directly or indirectly, of
anything of value to influence the action of a public official in the procurement process or in
contract execution;
(ii) fraudulent practice3 means a misrepresentation or omission of facts in order to influence a
procurement process or the execution of a contract;
(iii) collusive practice4 means a scheme or arrangement between two or more Bidders, with or
without the knowledge of the borrower, designed to establish bid prices at artificial, non
competitive levels; and
(iv) coercive practice5 means harming or threatening to harm, directly or indirectly, persons or
their property to influence their participation in the procurement process or affect the
execution of a contract;
(v) Obstructive practice is

(b)

(aa)

deliberately destroying, falsifying, altering or concealing of evidence material to the

investigation or making false statements to investigators in order to materially impede a
Bank investigation into allegations of a corrupt, fraudulent, coercive or collusive
practice; and /or threatening, harassing or intimidating any party to prevent it from
disclosing its knowledge of matters relevant to the investigation or from pursuing the
investigation, or

(bb)

acts intended to materially impede the exercise of the Banks inspection and audit rights
provided for under sub clause 36.1 (e) below.

will reject a proposal for award if it determines that the Bidder recommended for award has,
directly or through an agent, engaged in corrupt, fraudulent, collusive or coercive practices in
competing for the Contract in question;

In this context, any action taken by a bidder, supplier, contractor, or any of its personnel, agents, subcontractors, subconsultants, service providers, suppliers and/or their employees to influence the procurement process or contract execution for
undue advantage is improper.

Another party refers to a public official acting in relation to the procurement process or contract execution. In this context,
public official includes World Bank staff and employees of other organizations taking or reviewing procurement decisions.

Party refers to a public official; the terms benefit and obligation relate to the procurement process or contract execution;
and the act or omission is intended to influence the procurement process or contract execution.

Parties refers to participants in the procurement process (including public officials) attempting to establish bid prices at
artificial, non- competitive levels.

Party refers to a participant in the procurement process or contract execution.

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(c)

will cancel the portion of the loan allocated to a contract if it determines at any time that
representatives of the Borrower or of a beneficiary of the loan engaged in corrupt, fraudulent,
collusive or coercive practices during the procurement or the execution of that contract, without
the Borrower having taken timely and appropriate action satisfactory to the Bank to address such
practices when they occur;

(d)

will sanction a firm or an individual, at any time, in accordance with prevailing Banks sanctions
procedures6, including by publically declaring such firm or individual ineligible, either indefinitely
or for a stated period of time, (i) to be awarded a Bank-financed contract; and (ii) to be a
nominated7 subcontractor, consultant, manufacturer or supplier, or service provider of and
otherwise eligible firm being awarded a Bank-financed contract; and

(e)

will have the right to require that a provision be included in Bidding Documents and in contracts
financed by a Bank loan, requiring Bidders, Suppliers, and Contractors and their sub-contractors to
permit the Bank to inspect their accounts and records and other documents relating to the bid
submission and contract performance and to have them audited by auditors appointed by the Bank.

36.2
Furthermore, Bidders shall be aware of the provision stated in sub-clause 24.1 (c) of the General
Conditions of Contract.

A firm or an individual may be declared ineligible to be awarded a Bank-financed contract upon completion of the Banks
sanctions proceedings as per its sanctions procedures, including inter alia: (i) temporary suspension in connection with an
ongoing sanctions proceeding; (ii) cross-debarment as agreed with other International Financial Institutions, including
Multilateral Development Banks; and (iii) the World Bank Group corporate administrative procurement sanctions procedures
for fraud and corruption.

A nominated sub-contractor, consultant, manufacturer or supplier, or service provider (different names are used depending
on the particular bidding document) is one which either has been: (i) included by the bidder in its pre-qualification
application or bid because it brings specific and critical experience and know-how that are accounted for in the evaluation
of the bidders pre-qualification application or the bid; or (ii) appointed by the Borrower.

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SECTION III: GENERAL CONDITIONS OF CONTRACT

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SECTION III: GENERAL CONDITIONS OF CONTRACT

TABLE OF CLAUSES
Clause
Number

Topic

Page Number

1.

Definitions

22

2.

Application

22

3.

Country of Origin

22

4.

Standards

22

5.

Use of Contract Documents and Information

23

6.

Patent Rights

23

7.

Performance Security

23

8.

Inspection and Tests

23

9.

Packing

24

10.

Delivery and Documents

24

11.

Insurance

24

12.

Transportation

24

13.

Incidental Services

24

14.

Spare Parts

25

15.

Warranty

25

16.

Payment

25

17.

Prices

26

18.

Change Orders

26

19.

Contract Amendments

26

20.

Assignment

26

21.

Subcontracts

26

22.

Delays in Supplier's Performance

26

23.

Liquidated Damages

27

24.

Termination for Default

27

25.

Force Majeure

27

26.

Termination for Insolvency

27

27.

Termination for Convenience

27

28.

Settlement of Disputes

28

29.

Limitation of Liability

28

30.

Governing Language

28

31.

Applicable Law

28

32.

Notices

28

33.

Taxes and Duties

29

34.

Fraud and Corruption

29

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General Conditions of Contract

1. Definitions
1.1 In this Contract, the following terms shall be interpreted as indicated:
(a)

"The Contract" means the agreement entered into between the Purchaser and the Supplier, as recorded
in the Contract Form signed by the parties, including all the attachments and appendices thereto and all
documents incorporated by reference therein;

(b)

"The Contract Price" means the price payable to the Supplier under the Contract for the full and proper
performance of its contractual obligations;

(c)

"The Goods" means all the equipment, machinery, and/or other materials which the Supplier is required
to supply to the Purchaser under the Contract;

(d)

"Services" means services ancillary to the supply of the Goods, such as transportation and insurance,
and any other incidental services, such as installation, commissioning, provision of technical assistance,
training and other obligations of the Supplier covered under the Contract;

(e)

GCC means the General Conditions of Contract contained in this section.

(f)

SCC means the Special Conditions of Contract.

(g)

The Purchaser means the organization purchasing the Goods, as named in SCC.

(h)

The Purchasers country is the country named in SCC.

(i)

The Supplier means the individual or firm supplying the Goods and Services under this Contract.

(j)

The World Bank means the International Bank for Reconstruction and Development (IBRD) or the
international Development Association (IDA).

(k)

The Project Site, where applicable, means the place or places named in SCC.

(l)

Day means calendar day.

2. Application
2.1 These General Conditions shall apply to the extent that they are not superseded by provisions in other parts
of the Contract.
3. Country of Origin
3.1 All Goods and Services supplied under the Contract shall have their origin in the member countries and
territories eligible under the rules of the World Bank as further elaborated in SCC.
3.2 For purposes of this Clause "origin" means the place where the Goods are mined, grown or produced, or
from which the Services are supplied. Goods are produced when, through manufacturing, processing or
substantial and major assembling of components, a commercially recognized new product results that is
substantially different in basic characteristics or in purpose or utility from its components.
3.3 The origin of Goods and Services is distinct from the nationality of the Supplier.
4. Standards
4.1 The Goods supplied under this Contract shall conform to the standards mentioned in the Technical
Specifications, and, when no applicable standard is mentioned, to the authoritative standard appropriate to
the Goods' country of origin and such standards shall be the latest issued by the concerned institution.

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5. Use of Contract Documents and Information

5.1 The Supplier shall not, without the Purchaser's prior written consent, disclose the Contract, or any provision
thereof, or any specification, plan, drawing, pattern, sample or information furnished by or on behalf of the
Purchaser in connection therewith, to any person other than a person employed by the Supplier in
performance of the Contract. Disclosure to any such employed person shall be made in confidence and shall
extend only so far as may be necessary for purposes of such performance.
5.2 The Supplier shall not, without the Purchaser's prior written consent, make use of any document or
information enumerated in GCC Clause 5.1 except for purposes of performing the Contract.
5.3 Any document, other than the Contract itself, enumerated in GCC Clause 5.1 shall remain the property of the
Purchaser and shall be returned (in all copies) to the Purchaser on completion of the Supplier's performance
under the Contract if so required by the Purchaser.

6. Patent Rights
6.1 The Supplier shall indemnify the Purchaser against all third-party claims of infringement of patent,
trademark or industrial design rights arising from use of the Goods or any part thereof in India.
7. Performance Security
7.1 Within 21 days of receipt of the notification of contract award, the Supplier shall furnish performance
security in the amount specified in SCC.
7.2 The proceeds of the performance security shall be payable to the Purchaser as compensation for any loss
resulting from the Supplier's failure to complete its obligations under the Contract.
7.3 The Performance Security shall be denominated in Indian Rupees and shall be in one of the following forms:
(a)

A Bank guarantee or irrevocable Letter of Credit, issued by a nationalized/scheduled bank located

in India or a bank located abroad acceptable to the Purchaser, in the form provided in the bidding
documents or another form acceptable to the Purchaser; or

(b)

A cashier's check, certified check, or demand draft.

7.4 The performance security will be discharged by the Purchaser and returned to the Supplier not later than 30
days following the date of completion of the Supplier's performance obligations, including any warranty
obligations, unless specified otherwise in SCC.
8. Inspections and Tests
8.1 The Purchaser or its representative shall have the right to inspect and/or to test the Goods to confirm their
conformity to the Contract specifications at no extra cost to the Purchaser. SCC and the Technical
Specifications shall specify what inspections and tests the Purchaser requires and where they are to be
conducted. The Purchaser shall notify the Supplier in writing in a timely manner of the identity of any
representatives retained for these purposes.
8.2 The inspections and tests may be conducted on the premises of the Supplier or its subcontractor(s), at point
of delivery and/or at the Goods final destination. If conducted on the premises of the Supplier or its
subcontractor(s), all reasonable facilities and assistance, including access to drawings and production data shall be furnished to the inspectors at no charge to the Purchaser.
8.3 Should any inspected or tested Goods fail to conform to the specifications, the Purchaser may reject the
goods and the Supplier shall either replace the rejected Goods or make alterations necessary to meet
specification requirements free of cost to the Purchaser.
8.4 The Purchaser's right to inspect, test and, where necessary, reject the Goods after the Goods' arrival at
Project Site shall in no way be limited or waived by reason of the Goods having previously been inspected,
tested and passed by the Purchaser or its representative prior to the Goods shipment.

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8.5 Nothing in GCC Clause 8 shall in any way release the Supplier from any warranty or other obligations under
this Contract.
9. Packing
9.1 The Supplier shall provide such packing of the Goods as is required to prevent their damage or deterioration
during transit to their final destination as indicated in the Contract. The packing shall be sufficient to
withstand, without limitation, rough handling during transit and exposure to extreme temperatures, salt and
precipitation during transit and open storage. Packing case size and weights shall take into consideration,
where appropriate, the remoteness of the Goods' final destination and the absence of heavy handling
facilities at all points in transit.
9.2 The packing, marking and documentation within and outside the packages shall comply strictly with such
special requirements as shall be provided for in the Contract including additional requirements, if any,
specified in SCC and in any subsequent instructions ordered by the Purchaser.
10. Delivery and Documents
10.1 Delivery of the Goods shall be made by the Supplier in accordance with the terms specified by the Purchaser
in the Notification of Award. The details of shipping and/or other documents to be furnished by the supplier
are specified in SCC.
11. Insurance
11.1 The Goods supplied under the Contract shall be fully insured in Indian Rupees against loss or damage
incidental to manufacture or acquisition, transportation, storage and delivery in the manner specified in SCC.
12. Transportation
12.1 Deleted.
12.2 Deleted.
12.3 Where the Supplier is required under the Contract to transport the Goods to a specified place of destination
within India defined as Project site, transport to such place of destination in India including insurance, as shall
be specified in the Contract, shall be arranged by the Supplier, and the related cost shall be included in the
Contract Price.
12.4 Deleted
13. Incidental Services
13.1 The supplier may be required to provide any or all of the following services, including additional services, if
any, specified in SCC:
(a)

performance or supervision of the on-site assembly and/or start-up of the supplied Goods;

(b)

furnishing of tools required for assembly and/or maintenance of the supplied Goods;

(c)

furnishing of detailed operations and maintenance manual for each appropriate unit of supplied Goods;

(d)

performance or supervision or maintenance and/or repair of the supplied Goods, for a period of time
agreed by the parties, provided that this service shall not relieve the Supplier of any warranty obligations
under this Contract; and

(e)

training of the Purchaser's personnel, at the Supplier's plant and/or on-site, in assembly, start-up,
operation, maintenance and/or repair of the supplied Goods.

13.2 Prices charged by the Supplier for incidental services, if not included in the Contract Price for the Goods,
shall be agreed upon in advance by the parties and shall not exceed the prevailing rates charged to other
parties by the Supplier for similar services.

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14. Spare Parts

14.1 As specified in the SCC, the Supplier may be required to provide any or all of the following materials,
notifications, and information pertaining to spare parts manufactured or distributed by the Supplier:
(a)

such spare parts as the Purchaser may elect to purchase from the Supplier, providing that this election
shall not relieve the Supplier of any warranty obligations under the Contract; and

(b)

In the event of termination of production of the spare parts:

(i)

advance notification to the Purchaser of the pending termination, in sufficient time to permit
the Purchaser to procure needed requirements; and

(ii)
following such termination, furnishing at no cost to the Purchaser, the blueprints,
drawings and specifications of the spare parts, if requested.
15. Warranty
15.1 The Supplier warrants that the Goods supplied under this Contract are new, unused, of the most recent or
current models and that they incorporate all recent improvements in design and materials unless provided
otherwise in the Contract. The Supplier further warrants that all Goods supplied under this Contract shall
have no defect arising from design, materials or workmanship (except when the design and/or material is
required by the Purchaser's Specifications) or from any act or omission of the Supplier, that may develop
under normal use of the supplied Goods in the conditions prevailing in the country of final destination.
15.2 This warranty shall remain valid for 36 months after the Goods or any portion thereof as the case may be,
have been delivered to and accepted at the final destination indicated in the Contract, or for 42 months after
the date of shipment from the place of loading whichever period concludes earlier, unless specified otherwise
in the SCC.
15.3 The Purchaser shall promptly notify the Supplier in writing of any claims arising under this warranty.
15.4 Upon receipt of such notice, the Supplier shall, within the period specified in SCC and with all reasonable
speed, repair or replace the defective Goods or parts thereof, without cost to the Purchaser other than, where
applicable, the cost of inland delivery of the repaired or replaced Goods or parts from ex-works or ex-factory
or ex-showroom to the final destination.
15.5 If the Supplier, having been notified, fails to remedy the defect(s) within the period specified in SCC, the
Purchaser may proceed to take such remedial action as may be necessary, at the Supplier's risk and expense
and without prejudice to any other rights which the Purchaser may have against the Supplier under the
Contract.
16. Payment
16.1 The method and conditions of payment to be made to the Supplier under this Contract shall be specified in the
SCC.
16.2 The Supplier's request(s) for payment shall be made to the Purchaser in writing, accompanied by an invoice
describing, as appropriate, the Goods delivered and the Services performed, and by documents, submitted
pursuant to GCC Clause 10, and upon fulfillment of other obligations stipulated in the contract.
16.3 Payments shall be made promptly by the Purchaser but in no case later than sixty (60) days after submission
of the invoice or claim by the Supplier.
16.4 Payment shall be made in Indian Rupees.

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17. Prices
17.1 Prices charged by the Supplier for Goods delivered and Services performed under the Contract shall not vary
from the prices quoted by the Supplier in its bid, with the exception of any price adjustments authorized in
SCC or in the Purchasers request for bid validity extension, as the case may be.

18. Change Orders

18.1 The Purchaser may at any time, by written order given to the Supplier pursuant to GCC Clause 31, make
changes within the general scope of the Contract in any one or more of the following:
(a)

drawings, designs, or specifications, where Goods to be furnished under the Contract are to be
specifically manufactured for the Purchaser;

(b)

the method of shipping or packing;

(c)

the place of delivery; and/or

(d)

the Services to be provided by the Supplier.

18.2 If any such change causes an increase or decrease in the cost of, or the time required for, the Supplier's
performance of any provisions under the Contract, an equitable adjustment shall be made in the Contract
Price or delivery schedule, or both, and the Contract shall accordingly be amended. Any claims by the
Supplier for adjustment under this clause must be asserted within thirty (30) days from the date of the
Supplier's receipt of the Purchaser's change order.
19. Contract Amendments
19.1 Subject to GCC Clause 18, no variation in or modification of the terms of the Contract shall be made except
by written amendment signed by the parties.
20. Assignment
20.1 The Supplier shall not assign, in whole or in part, its obligations to perform under the Contract, except with
the Purchaser's prior written consent.
21. Subcontracts
21.1 The Supplier shall notify the Purchaser in writing of all subcontracts awarded under this Contract if not
already specified in the bid. Such notification, in his original bid or later, shall not relieve the Supplier from
any liability or obligation under the Contract.
21.2 Subcontracts must comply with the provisions of GCC Clause 3.
22. Delays in the Supplier's Performance
22.1 Delivery of the Goods and performance of the Services shall be made by the Supplier in accordance with the
time schedule specified by the Purchaser in the Schedule of Requirements.
22.2 If at any time during performance of the Contract, the Supplier or its sub-contractor(s) should encounter
conditions impeding timely delivery of the Goods and performance of Services, the Supplier shall promptly
notify the Purchaser in writing of the fact of the delay, its likely duration and its cause(s). As soon as
practicable after receipt of the Suppliers notice, the Purchaser shall evaluate the situation and may, at its
discretion, extend the Suppliers time for performance with or without liquidated damages, in which case the
extension shall be ratified by the parties by amendment of the Contract.
22.3 Except as provided under GCC Clause 25, a delay by the Supplier in the performance of its delivery
obligations shall render the Supplier liable to the imposition of liquidated damages pursuant to GCC Clause
23, unless an extension of time is agreed upon pursuant to GCC Clause 22.2 without the application of
liquidated damages.

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23. Liquidated Damages

23.1 Subject to GCC Clause 25, if the Supplier fails to deliver any or all of the Goods or to perform the Services
within the period(s) specified in the Contract, the Purchaser shall, without prejudice to its other remedies
under the Contract, deduct from the Contract Price, as liquidated damages, a sum equivalent to the percentage
specified in SCC of the delivered price of the delayed Goods or unperformed Services for each week or part
thereof of delay until actual delivery or performance, up to a maximum deduction of the Percentage specified
in SCC. Once the maximum is reached, the Purchaser may consider termination of the Contract pursuant to
GCC Clause 24.
24. Termination for Default
24.1 The Purchaser may, without prejudice to any other remedy for breach of contract, by written notice of default
sent to the Supplier, terminate the Contract in whole or part:
(a)

if the Supplier fails to deliver any or all of the Goods within the period(s) specified in the Contract, or
within any extension thereof granted by the Purchaser pursuant to GCC Clause 22; or

(b)

if the Supplier fails to perform any other obligation(s) under the Contract.

(c)

if the Supplier, in the judgment of the Purchaser has engaged in fraud and corruption, as defined in
GCC Clause 34, in competing for or in executing the Contract.

24.2 In the event the Purchaser terminates the Contract in whole or in part, pursuant to GCC Clause 24.1, the
Purchaser may procure, upon such terms and in such manner as it deems appropriate, Goods or Services
similar to those undelivered, and the Supplier shall be liable to the Purchaser for any excess costs for such
similar Goods or Services. However, the Supplier shall continue the performance of the Contract to the
extent not terminated.
25. Force Majeure
25.1 Notwithstanding the provisions of GCC Clauses 22, 23, 24, the Supplier shall not be liable for forfeiture of its
performance security, liquidated damages or termination for default, if and to the extent that, its delay in
performance or other failure to perform its obligations under the Contract is the result of an event of Force
Majeure.
25.2 For purposes of this Clause, "Force Majeure" means an event beyond the control of the Supplier and not
involving the Supplier's fault or negligence and not foreseeable. Such events may include, but are not limited
to, acts of the Purchaser either in its sovereign or contractual capacity, wars or revolutions, fires, floods,
epidemics, quarantine restrictions and freight embargoes.
25.3 If a Force Majeure situation arises, the Supplier shall promptly notify the Purchaser in writing of such
conditions and the cause thereof. Unless otherwise directed by the Purchaser in writing, the Supplier shall
continue to perform its obligations under the Contract as far as is reasonably practical, and shall seek all
reasonable alternative means for performance not prevented by the Force Majeure event.
26. Termination for Insolvency
26.1 The Purchaser may at any time terminate the Contract by giving written notice to the Supplier, if the Supplier
becomes bankrupt or otherwise insolvent. In this event, termination will be without compensation to the
Supplier, provided that such termination will not prejudice or affect any right of action or remedy which has
accrued or will accrue thereafter to the Purchaser.
27. Termination for Convenience
27.1 The Purchaser, by written notice sent to the Supplier, may terminate the Contract, in whole or in part, at any
time for its convenience. The notice of termination shall specify that termination is for the Purchaser's
convenience, the extent to which performance of the Supplier under the Contract is terminated, and the date
upon which such termination becomes effective.
27.2 The Goods that are complete and ready for shipment within 30 days after the Supplier's receipt of notice of
termination shall be accepted by the Purchaser at the Contract terms and prices. For the remaining Goods, the
Purchaser may elect:
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(a)

to have any portion completed and delivered at the Contract terms and prices; and/or

(b)

to cancel the remainder and pay to the Supplier an agreed amount for partially completed Goods and for
materials and parts previously procured by the Supplier.

28. Settlement of Disputes

28.1 The Purchaser and the supplier shall make every effort to resolve amicably by direct informal negotiation any
disagreement or dispute arising between them under or in connection with the Contract.
28.2 If, after thirty (30) days, the parties have failed to resolve their dispute or difference by such mutual
consultation, then either the Purchaser or the Supplier may give notice to the other party of its intention to
commence arbitration, as hereinafter provided, as to the matter in dispute, and no arbitration in respect of this
matter may be commenced unless such notice is given.
28.2.1 Any dispute or difference in respect of which a notice of intention to commence arbitration has been
given in accordance with this Clause shall be finally settled by arbitration. Arbitration may be
commenced prior to or after delivery of the Goods under the Contract.
28.2.2 Arbitration proceedings shall be conducted in accordance with the rules of procedure specified in
the SCC.
28.3 Notwithstanding any reference to arbitration herein,
(a)

the parties shall continue to perform their respective obligations under the Contract unless they
otherwise agree; and

(f) the Purchaser shall pay the Supplier any monies due the Supplier.
29. Limitation of Liability
29.1 Except in cases of criminal negligence or willful misconduct, and in the case of infringement pursuant to
Clause 6,
(a)

the Supplier shall not be liable to the Purchaser, whether in contract, tort, or otherwise, for any indirect or
consequential loss or damage, loss of use, loss of production, or loss of profits or interest costs, provided
that this exclusion shall not apply to any obligation of the Supplier to pay liquidated damages to the
Purchaser; and

(b)

the aggregate liability of the Supplier to the Purchaser, whether under the Contract, in tort or otherwise,
shall not exceed the total Contract Price, provided that this limitation shall not apply to the cost of
repairing or replacing defective equipment.

30. Governing Language

30.1 The contract shall be written in English language. Subject to GCC Clause 30, English language version of the
Contract shall govern its interpretation. All correspondence and other documents pertaining to the Contract
which are exchanged by the parties shall be written in the same language.
31. Applicable Law
31.1 The Contract shall be interpreted in accordance with the laws of the Union of India.
32. Notices
32.1 Any notice given by one party to the other pursuant to this Contract shall be sent to other party in writing or
by cable, telex or facsimile and confirmed in writing to the other Partys address specified in SCC.
32.2 A notice shall be effective when delivered or on the notice's effective date, whichever is later.

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33. Taxes and Duties

33.1 Deleted.
33.2 Suppliers shall be entirely responsible for all taxes, duties, license fees, octroi, road permits, etc., incurred
until delivery of the contracted Goods to the Purchaser.
34. Fraud and Corruption
34.1 It is the Banks policy that Borrowers (including beneficiaries of Bank loans), as well as Bidders,
Suppliers, and Contractors, and their agents (whether declared or not), personnel, subcontractors, subconsultants, service providers and suppliers under Bank-financed contracts, observe the highest standard
of ethics during the procurement and execution of such contracts8. In pursuance of this policy, the Bank:
(a) defines, for the purposes of this provision, the terms set forth below as follows:
(i) corrupt practice9 means the offering, giving, receiving, or soliciting, directly or indirectly, of
anything of value to influence the action of a public official in the procurement process or in
contract execution;
(ii) fraudulent practice10 means a misrepresentation or omission of facts in order to influence a
procurement process or the execution of a contract;
(iii) collusive practice11 means a scheme or arrangement between two or more Bidders, with or
without the knowledge of the borrower, designed to establish bid prices at artificial, non
competitive levels; and
(iv) coercive practice12 means harming or threatening to harm, directly or indirectly, persons or their
property to influence their participation in the procurement process or affect the execution of a
contract;
(v) Obstructive practice is
(aa)

deliberately destroying, falsifying, altering or concealing of evidence material to the

investigation or making false statements to investigators in order to materially impede a
Bank investigation into allegations of a corrupt, fraudulent, coercive or collusive practice;
and /or threatening, harassing or intimidating any party to prevent it from disclosing its
knowledge of matters relevant to the investigation or from pursuing the investigation, or

(bb)

acts intended to materially impede the exercise of the Banks inspection and audit rights
provided for under sub clause 34.1 (e) below.

(b) will reject a proposal for award if it determines that the Bidder recommended for award has, directly or
through an agent, engaged in corrupt, fraudulent, collusive or coercive practices in competing for the
Contract in question;
(c) will cancel the portion of the loan allocated to a contract if it determines at any time that representatives
of the Borrower or of a beneficiary of the loan engaged in corrupt, fraudulent, collusive or coercive
practices during the procurement or the execution of that contract, without the Borrower having taken
timely and appropriate action satisfactory to the Bank to address such practices when they occur;

In this context, any action taken by a bidder, supplier, contractor, or any of its personnel, agents, subcontractors, subconsultants, service providers, suppliers and/or their employees to influence the procurement process or contract execution for
undue advantage is improper.

Another party refers to a public official acting in relation to the procurement process or contract execution. In this context,
public official includes World Bank staff and employees of other organizations taking or reviewing procurement decisions.

10

Party refers to a public official; the terms benefit and obligation relate to the procurement process or contract execution;
and the act or omission is intended to influence the procurement process or contract execution.

11

Parties refers to participants in the procurement process (including public officials) attempting to establish bid prices at
artificial, non- competitive levels.

12

Party refers to a participant in the procurement process or contract execution.

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(d) will sanction a firm or an individual, at any time, in accordance with prevailing Banks sanctions
procedures13, including by publically declaring such firm or individual ineligible, either indefinitely or
for a stated period of time, (i) to be awarded a Bank-financed contract; and (ii) to be a nominated14
subcontractor, consultant, manufacturer or supplier, or service provider of and otherwise eligible firm
being awarded a Bank-financed contract; and
(e) will have the right to require that a provision be included in Bidding Documents and in contracts
financed by a Bank loan, requiring Bidders, Suppliers, and Contractors and their sub-contractors to
permit the Bank to inspect their accounts and records and other documents relating to the bid
submission and contract performance and to have them audited by auditors appointed by the Bank.
34.2 Furthermore, Bidders shall be aware of the provision stated in sub-clause 24.1 (c) of the General Conditions
of Contract.

13

A firm or an individual may be declared ineligible to be awarded a Bank-financed contract upon completion of the Banks
sanctions proceedings as per its sanctions procedures, including inter alia: (i) temporary suspension in connection with an
ongoing sanctions proceeding; (ii) cross-debarment as agreed with other International Financial Institutions, including
Multilateral Development Banks; and (iii) the World Bank Group corporate administrative procurement sanctions procedures
for fraud and corruption.

14

A nominated sub-contractor, consultant, manufacturer or supplier, or service provider (different names are used depending
on the particular bidding document) is one which either has been: (i) included by the bidder in its pre-qualification
application or bid because it brings specific and critical experience and know-how that are accounted for in the evaluation
of the bidders pre-qualification application or the bid; or (ii) appointed by the Borrower.

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SECTION IV: SPECIAL CONDITIONS OF CONTRACT

SECTION IV: SPECIAL CONDITIONS OF CONTRACT

TABLE OF CLAUSES

Item No.

Topic

Page Number

1.

Definitions (GCC Clause 1)

32

2.

Country of Origin (GCC Clause 3)

32

3.

Performance Security (GCC Clause 7)

32

4.

Inspection and Tests (GCC Clause 8)

32

5.

Packing (GCC Clause 9)

33

6.

Delivery and Documents (GCC Clause 10)

33

7.

Insurance (GCC Clause 11)

33

8.

Incidental Services (GCC Clause 13)

33

9.

Spare Parts (GCC Clause 14)

34

10.

Warranty (GCC Clause 15)

34

11.

Payment (GCC Clause 16)

34

12.

Prices (GCC Clause 17)

35

13.

Sub-contracts (GCC Clause 21)

35

14.

Liquidated Damages (GCC Clause 23)

35

15.

Settlement of Disputes (GCC Clause 28)

35

16.

Notices (GCC Clause 32)

36

17.

Progress of Supply

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Special Conditions of Contract

The following Special Conditions of Contract shall supplement the General Conditions of Contract.
Whenever there is a conflict, the provisions herein shall prevail over those in the General Conditions of
Contract. The corresponding clause number of the General Conditions is indicated in parentheses.
1. Definitions (GCC Clause 1)
(a)

The Purchaser is The Dean, Bharathidasan Institute of Technology Campus, Tiruchirappalli

(b)

The Supplier is : ..

2. Country of Origin (GCC Clause 3)

All countries and territories as indicated in Section XIV of the bidding documents, Eligibility for the
Provisions
of Goods, Works, and Services in Bank-Financed Procurement.
3. Performance Security (GCC Clause 7)
3.1

Within 21 days after the Suppliers receipt of Notification of Award, the Supplier shall furnish Performance
Security to the Purchaser for an amount of 5% of the contract value, valid upto 60 days after the date of
completion of performance obligations including warranty obligations.
In the event of any correction of defects or replacement of defective material during the warranty period, the
warranty for the corrected/replaced material shall be extended to a further period of 12 months and the
Performance Bank Guarantee for proportionate value shall be extended 60 days over and above the
extended warranty period.

3.2 Substitute Clause 7.3 (b) of the GCC by the following:

A cashiers cheque or bankers certified cheque or crossed demand draft or pay order drawn in favour of
The Dean, Bharathidasan Institute of Technology Campus, Tiruchirappalli [Purchaser].
3.3

Substitute Clause 7.4 of the GCC by the following:

The Performance Security will be discharged by the Purchaser and returned to the Supplier not later than 60
days following the date of completion of the Suppliers performance obligations, including the warranty
obligation, under the contract.

3.4

Add as Clause 7.5 to the GCC the following:

In the event of any contract amendment, the Supplier shall, within 21 days of receipt of such amendment,
furnish the amendment to the Performance Security, rendering the same valid for the duration of the
Contract, as amended for 60 days after the completion of performance obligations including warranty
obligations.

4.

Inspection and Tests (GCC Clause 8)

The following inspection procedures and tests are required by the Purchaser:
(i) The inspection of the Goods shall be carried out to check whether the Goods are in conformity with
the technical specifications attached to the contract and shall be in line with the inspection/test procedures
laid down in the Technical Specifications and the General Conditions of contract. Following broad test
procedure will generally be followed for inspection and testing of machine.
The supplier will dispatch the goods to the ultimate consignee after internal inspection testing along
with the supplier's inspection report and manufacturer's warranty certificate.
The purchase will test the equipment after completion of the installation and commissioning at the site
of the installation.
For site preparation, the supplier should furnish all details to the purchaser sufficiently in advance so
as to get the works completed before receipt of the equipment.
Complete items/ accessories as specified in Section V should be supplied, installed and commissioned
properly by the supplier prior to commencement of performance test.
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(ii) The acceptance test will be conducted by the purchaser/their consultant or any other person
nominated by the purchaser, at its option. There shall not be any additional charges for carrying out
acceptance tests. The supplier shall maintain necessary log in respect of the results of the tests to
establish to the entire satisfaction of the purchaser, the successful completion of the test specified.
(iii) In the event of the equipments failing to pass the acceptance test, a period not exceeding four weeks
will be given to rectify the defects and clear the acceptance test, failing which the purchaser reserves the
rights to get the equipment replaced by the supplier at no extra cost to the purchaser.

5.

Packing (GCC Clause 9)

Add as Clause 9.3 of the GCC the following:
Packing Instructions : The Supplier will be required to make separate packages for each Consignee. Each
package will be marked on three sides with proper paint/indelible ink, the following:
i) Project ii) Contract No. iii) Country of Origin of Goods iv) Supplier's Name, and v) Packing list reference
number.

6.

Delivery and Documents (GCC Clause 10)

Upon delivery of the Goods, the supplier shall notify the purchaser and the insurance company by
cable/telex/fax the full details of the shipment including contract number, railway receipt number and date,
description of goods, quantity, name of the consignee etc. The supplier shall mail the following documents
to the purchaser with a copy to the insurance company:
(i)

4 Copies of the Supplier invoice showing contract number, goods' description, quantity, unit price,
total amount;

(ii)
(iii)
(iv)
(v)
(vi)

Railway receipt/acknowledgment of receipt of goods from the consignee(s);

4 Copies of packing list identifying the contents of each package;
Insurance Certificate ;
Manufacturer's/Supplier's warranty certificate;
Inspection Certificate issued by the nominated inspection agency, and the Supplier's factory
inspection report; and
Certificate of Origin.

(vii)

The above documents shall be received by the Purchaser before arrival of the Goods (except where the
Goods have been delivered directly to the Consignee with all documents) and, if not received, the Supplier
will be responsible for any consequent expenses.
7.

Insurance ( GCC Clause 11)

For delivery of goods at site, the insurance shall be obtained by the Supplier in an amount equal to 110% of
the value of the goods from "warehouse to warehouse" (final destinations) on "All Risks" basis including
War Risks and Strikes.

8.

Incidental Services (GCC Clause 13)

The following services covered under Clause 13 shall be furnished and the cost shall be included in the
contract price:
a. Performance of the onsite assembly, commissioning and start-up of the equipment.
b. Furnishing the detailed operation and maintenance manuals for each items of the supply at each location.
c. Training the purchaser personnel at the suppliers office or other facility, in the installation and operation
of the equipment.
d. Maintenance and repair of the equipment at each location during the warranty period including supply of
all spares. This shall not relieve the supplier of any warranty obligation under this contract.

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e. Maintenance and/or repairs of the supplied goods for a period of three years after the end of warranty
period. The bidder should indicate the spares and their costs, if any, which are not indicated in the
maintenance contracts.

9.

Spare Parts (GCC Clause 14)

Add as Clause 14.2 to the GCC the following:
Supplier shall carry sufficient inventories to assure ex-stock supply of consumable spares for the Goods,
such as gaskets, plugs, washers, belts etc. Other spare parts and components shall be supplied as promptly
as possible but in any case within six months of placement of order.

10. Warranty (GCC Clause 15)

(i) G.C.C. Clause 15.2:
In partial modification of the provisions, the warranty period 36 months from date of acceptance of
Goods or 42 months from the dates of Shipment, whichever occurs earlier. The Supplier shall, in
addition, comply with the performance and/or consumption guarantees specified under the contract.
If for reasons attributable to the Supplier, these guarantees are not attained in whole or in part, the
Supplier shall at its discretion either:
(a)

(ii)

make such changes, modifications, and/or additions to the Goods or any part thereof as may be
necessary in order to attain the contractual guarantees specified in the Contract at its own cost and
expense and to carry out further performance tests in accordance with SCC 4 ;
Substitute Clause 15.4 of the GCC by the following:
Upon receipt of such notice, the Supplier shall, within the period specified in SCC and with all
reasonable speed, repair or replace the defective goods or parts thereof, free of cost at the ultimate
destination. The Supplier shall take over the replaced parts/goods at the time of their replacement.
No claim whatsoever, shall lie on the Purchaser for the replaced parts/goods thereafter.
In the event of any correction of defects or replacement of defective material during the warranty
period, the warranty for the corrected/replaced material shall be extended to a further period of 12
months.

(iii) GCC Clauses 15.4 and 15.5:

The period for correction of defects in the warranty period is 20 days.
11. Payment (GCC Clause 16)
Payment for Goods and Services shall be made in Indian Rupees as follows:
* On Final Acceptance 100 percent of the Contract Price shall be paid on the successful
completion and acceptance of On Final Acceptance

Edit the above Payment Terms as per below sample.

(i)

Advance Payment: No advance payment.

(ii)

On Delivery: Eighty percent of the contract price shall be paid on receipt of Goods and upon
submission of the documents specified in SCC Clause 6 above; and

(iii) On Final Acceptance: The remaining twenty percent of the Contract Price shall be paid to the supplier
within 30 days after the date of the acceptance certificate issued by the Purchasers representative for
the respective delivery.

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12.

Prices (GCC Clause 17)

17.1

Prices payable to the supplier as stated in the contract shall be firm during the performance of the
contract.

13. Sub-contracts (GCC Clause 21)

Add at the end of GCC sub-clause 21.1 the following:
Sub-contract shall be only for bought-out items and sub-assemblies
14. Liquidated Damages (GCC Clause 23)
14.1

For delays :
GCC Clause 23.1 -- The applicable rate is 0.07% per week and the maximum deduction is 10% of the
contract price.

15. Settlement of Disputes (Clause 28)

The dispute settlement mechanism to be applied pursuant to GCC Clause 28.2.2 shall be as follows:
(a)

In case of Dispute or difference arising between the Purchaser and a domestic supplier relating to any
matter arising out of or connected with this agreement, such disputes or difference shall be settled in
accordance with the Arbitration and Conciliation Act, 1996. The arbitral tribunal shall consist of 3
arbitrators one each to be appointed by the Purchaser and the Supplier. The third Arbitrator shall be
chosen by the two Arbitrators so appointed by the Parties and shall act as Presiding arbitrator. In
case of failure of the two arbitrators appointed by the parties to reach upon a consensus within a
period of 30 days from the appointment of the arbitrator appointed subsequently, the Presiding
Arbitrator shall be appointed by the Indian Council of Arbitration.

(b)

In the case of a dispute with a Foreign Supplier, the dispute shall be settled in accordance with
provisions of UNCITRAL (United Nations Commission on International Trade Law) Arbitration
Rules. The Arbitral Tribunal shall consist of three Arbitrators one each to be appointed by the
Purchaser and the Supplier. The third Arbitrator shall be chosen by the two Arbitrators so appointed
by the Parties, and shall act as presiding arbitrator. In case of failure of the two arbitrators appointed
by the parties to reach upon a consensus within a period of 30 days from the appointment of the
arbitrator appointed subsequently, the Presiding Arbitrator shall be appointed by the Indian Council
of Arbitration.

(c)

If one of the parties fails to appoint its arbitrator in pursuance of sub-clause (a) and (b) above, within
30 days after receipt of the notice of the appointment of its arbitrator by the other party, then the
Indian Council of Arbitration both in cases of the Foreign supplier as well as Indian supplier, shall
appoint the arbitrator. A certified copy of the order of the Indian Council of Arbitration making such
an appointment shall be furnished to each of the parties.

(d)

Arbitration proceedings shall be held at Tiruchirappalli India, and the language of the arbitration
proceedings and that of all documents and communications between the parties shall be English.

(e)

The decision of the majority of arbitrators shall be final and binding upon both parties. The cost and
expenses of Arbitration proceedings will be paid as determined by the arbitral tribunal. However, the
expenses incurred by each party in connection with the preparation, presentation etc. of its
proceedings as also the fees and expenses paid to the arbitrator appointed by such party or on its
behalf shall be borne by each party itself.

(f)

Where the value of the contract is Rs. 10 million and below, the disputes or differences arising shall
be referred to the Sole Arbitrator. The Sole Arbitrator should be appointed by agreement between
the parties; failing such agreement, by the appointing authority namely the Indian Council of
Arbitration.

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16. Notices (Clause 32)

For the purpose of all notices, the following shall be the address of the Purchaser and Supplier.
Purchaser :

The Dean,
Bharathidasan Institute of Technology Campus
Triuchirappalli 620 024

Supplier: (To be filled in at the time of Contract signature)

.............................................
.............................................
.............................................
.............................................
17. Supplier shall regularly intimate progress of supply, in writing, to the Purchaser as under:
-

Quantity offered for inspection and date;

Quantity accepted/rejected by inspecting agency and date;

Quantity despatched/delivered to consignees and date;

Quantity where incidental services have been satisfactorily completed with date;

Quantity where rectification/repair/replacement effected/completed on receipt of any communication

from;
consignee/Purchaser with date

Date of completion of entire Contract including incidental services, if any; and

Date of receipt of entire payments under the Contract

(in case of stage-wise inspection, details required may also be specified).

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SCHEDULE OF REQUIREMENTS

Brief
Description

Unit

Quantity

Delivery Schedule

Blade Chassis
with Storage

No.

To be delivered within TWO Months from

the date of award of contract by the Dean,
Bharathidasan Institute of Technology
Campus, Tiruchirappalli 620 024.

Blade Servers

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Bid Security
In Rupees

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SECTION VI: TECHNICAL SPECIFICATIONS

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SECTION VI - TECHNICAL SPECIFICATIONS

Blade Server Chassis with Storage on Blade (CLOUD VIRTUALIZATION READY and
certified)
1. Blade Chassis shall accommodate the specified maximum number of Blade Servers
with hot swappable HDD, Interconnect Modules, Power supplies, Fans and
Management Modules.
2. It shall include all accessories so that it can be mounted on an Industry Standard 42U
Rack.
3. It shall be fully populated with Power Supplies with N+N redundancy.
4. It shall be supplied with the PDUs to connect Power Cables to the Chassis power
input terminals.
5. It shall be fully populated with fans for cooling with adequate redundancy built in for
the entire enclosure & its components.
6. It shall be complete with required number of Managed Ethernet Switches to provide at
least two numbers of 1 Gb/s ports connectivity from each Blade Server.
7. Management Module which provides a single point of control for intelligent
management of the entire console. It should provide setup & control of Enclosure,
should report asset and inventory information for all the devices in the Enclosure. It
should report Thermal & Power Information on per Server & per Enclosure basis and
it should provide KVM functionalities & access for all the Server Blades from the
Management Module.
8. Chassis must support sustained operations of up to 40 degrees centigrade, and must be
ashrae 3 certified.
9. Chassis must support FDR infiniband.
10. Blades must be able to expand to 8 SSDs onboard 1GB cache raid card without using
additional slot.
11. Blade must support the highest clock processors on E5-2600 or equivalent, with all 24
DIMMs populated.
12. Chassis must be able to support all blades with highest processors of E5-2690 or
equivalent with all 24 DIMMs populated p, with redundancy on all power supplies,
and fans.
13. CLOUD VIRTUALIZATION READY certification and test reports to be enclosed
along with test results as part of quotation.

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Sl. No
1

Features
Description

Blade Bays

1GB Ethernet
Switch Modules

I/O Path for all

Fabrics

SAS Switch
Modules

Management
Modules

Storage

Power Modules

10

CD/Diskette/USB

11

System Panel

12

other

13

other

15

other

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Blade enclosure should be 9 U or above
Blade Chassis to accommodate minimum of FOUR six 2 CPU
and SIX 4 CPU Full Height Hot Plug-gable Blade Servers with
Dual I/O Connectors as well as Power Connectors for Redundancy
or more
Chassis should be configured with dual Redundant hot swap
Ethernet switch Modules with minimum of six 1 Gbps ethernet up
link ports
Chassis should have dual I/O connections from every blade server
to help provide maximum uptime
Chassis should be configured with dual Redundant Hot-Swap
SAS Switch Modules/Fiber Channel Switch Modules for
connecting Internal/External storage and should support hardware
Raid 0,1,5 and 10
Chassis should be configured with integrated IP KVM switch
module for managing the Blade chassis locally as well as
remotely
Chassis should be configured with Internal/External storage with
40 TB of Raw capacity with 15K disk drives. Should be
configured with 1GB of battery backed cache across dual
controllers.
Chassis should be fully configured with all Power supplies of
highest capacity providing redundancy.
Chassis should be configured with Internal/external CDROM/DVD-RW drive which can be shared among all the blade
servers.
LED/LCD panel to provide power-on, location, over temperature,
information and system error conditions
Blade Chassis shall accommodate the specified maximum
number of Blade Servers with hot swappable HDD, Interconnect
Modules, Power supplies, Fans and Management Modules.
It shall include all accessories so that it can be mounted on an
Industry Standard 42U Rack.
It shall be fully populated with fans for cooling with adequate
redundancy built in for the entire enclosure & its components

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Sl. No
1
2
3
4

Features
CPU
Cache L3
Chipset
Memory

Specifications Required
2 x Intel Xeon Hexa Core E5-2630 CPU @ 2.3 GHz or better
15 MB of L3 Cache or more
Intel Chipset C600 or better
512 GB DDR-3 ECC Memory expandable to more on requirement

Memory protection

ECC, Chipkill, Memory Mirroring, Memory Sparing

SCSI Controllers

7
8

Disk Drives
Graphics Controller

Ethernet Adapter

11
12

Fiber Channel HBA

Connectivity
I/O Expansions
Power Supply

13

Expansion Blade

14

GPU Expansion

15
16

Warranty
Form Factor

17

Failure Alerting
Mechanism

10

18
19

Blade Form Factor

Server Management
Software

20

OS Support/
Virtualization
support

21

SPEC Benchmarks

22

Diagnostic tools

23

Cloud ready

24

Management

25

Documentation

26

Installation and
Configuration

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1, 1E, and 10
Minimum 2 x 1 TB 6Gbps10K SAS Hard Disk Drive
16MB SDRAM or better
Server should be configured with 4 Number of Gigabit Ethernet ports or
more.
Server should be configured with either SAS Adapter/Fiber Channel
adapter to connect to Internal/External Storage
Server should support 2 Number of PCI Express 3.0 Slots or more
From the Blade Chassis via Dual Redundant Power Connectors
Blade Server should support up to four PCIe expansion blades. Each
expansion blade should support minimum of 2 number of PCI e expansion
slots or more.
Blade Server should support up to four GPU expansion blades of NVIDIA
Tesla graphics processing units.
3 Years Onsite Comprehensive Warranty
Full Height Blade Servers
The server should be able to alert impending failures on maximum number
of components. The components covered under alerting mechanism should
at least include Processor, memory and HDDs
Full Height Blade Server with Dual Redundant I/O and Power Connectors
Server should be supplied with OEM Server Management software
Server should support latest version of Microsoft windows, Redhat, Novell
and Vmware and CLOUD VIRTUALIZATION READY. Pre installed
open source cloud infrastructure such as hyper visors and images and
image management software desirable.
The Blade Server quoted should have published SPEC benchmarks.
Persistent LED based diagnostic tool which provides alerts in case of server
components failures like memory , disk drive , power supplies , CPUs and
Voltage regulator Modules
CLOUD VIRTUALIZATION READY certification and test reports to be
enclosed along with test results as part of quotation. Open source pre
installed cloud infrastructure software desirable.
Remote Management of Blades.
Must provide e-documentation of all the items supplied (Hardware and
Software)
Integration / configuration of all the supplied Blade Servers and Blade
Chassis with open source pre installed cloud infrastructure software
required. Vendor to demonstrate a basic proof of concept cloud application.

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SECTION VI-A : QUALIFICATION CRITERIA

(Referred to in Clause 13.3(b) of ITB)

1.

(a) The bidder should be a manufacturer who must have manufactures, tested and supplied the
equipment(s) similar to the type specified in the schedule of requirements up to at least 80% of the
quantity required in any one of the last 3 years. The equipments offered for supply must be of the most
recent series models incorporating the latest improvements in design. Further, bidder should be in
continuous business of manufacturing products similar to that specified in the schedule of requirements
during the last three years prior to bid opening.
(b) Bids of bidders quoting as authorized representatives of equipment manufacturer, meeting with the
above requirement in full, can be considered provided.
(i) The manufacturer furnishes authorization in the prescribed format assuring full guarantee and warranty
obligations as per GCC and SCC; and
(ii) The bidder, as authorized representative, has supplied, installed and commissioned satisfactorily at
least 80% of the quantity similar to the type specified in the Schedule of Requirements in any one of the
last three years which must be in satisfactory operation for at least 6 months on the date of bid opening
and must be providing annual maintenance services for the above equipments in the country for over one
year.

2. The bidder should furnish the information of past three years supplies and satisfactory performances for both
(a) and (b) above, in Performa under Section IX
3. All bids submitted shall also include the following information
(i) Copies of Original documents defining the constitution or legal status, place of registration and principle
place of business of the company or firm or partnership, etc.
(ii) The bidder should furnish a brief write up, backed with adequate data, explaining his available capacity
and experience (both technical and commercial) for the manufacture and supply of the required systems and
equipments within the specified time of completion after meeting all their current commitments.
(iii) The bidder should clearly confirm that all the facilities exist in his factory for inspection and testing and
these will be made available to the Purchaser or his representative for inspection.
(iv) Details of Service Centers and information on service support facilities that would be provided after the
warranty period.
(v) Reports on financial standing of the bidder such as profit and loss statements, balance sheets and auditors
report for the past three years, bankers certificates, etc.
(vi) Minimum financial turnover Rs. 5000 lakhs for a consecutive period of 3 years excluding the current
financial year. Balance sheet and other relevant documents shall be provided to support this qualification.
Notwithstanding anything stated above, the purchaser reserves the right to asses that the Bidder has the
financial, technical, and production capability necessary to perform the Contract should circumstances
warrant such as assessment

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SECTION VII: BID FORM AND PRICE SCHEDULE

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SECTION VII: BID FORM

Date :........................................
Credit/Loan No :.......................
IFB No : TEQIP-II/TN/TN1G04/46
TO: (Name and address of purchaser)

Gentlemen and/or Ladies :

Having examined the Bidding Documents including Addenda Nos............... [insert numbers], the receipt
of which is hereby duly acknowledged, we, the undersigned, offer to supply and
deliver....................................................... (Description of Goods and Services) in conformity
with the said bidding documents for the sum of ..................... (Total bid amount in words and
figures) or such other sums as may be ascertained in accordance with the Schedule of Prices
attached herewith and made part of this bid.
We undertake, if our bid is accepted, to deliver the goods in accordance with the delivery schedule
specified in the Schedule of Requirements.
If our bid is accepted, we will obtain the guarantee of a bank in a sum equivalent to ...... percent of the
Contract Price for the due performance of the Contract, in the form prescribed by the Purchaser.
We agree to abide by this bid for the Bid validity period specified in Clause 16.1 of the Bid Data Sheet
and it shall remain binding upon us and may be accepted at any time before the expiration of that
period.
Commissions or gratuities, if any, paid or to be paid by us to agents relating to this Bid, and to contract
execution if we are awarded the contract, are listed below :
Amount Rs.

(Rupees)

Name and address of agent

Purpose of Commission or gratuity

(if none, state none).

Until a formal contract is prepared and executed, this bid, together with your written acceptance thereof
and your notification of award, shall constitute a binding Contract between us.
We undertake that, in competing for (and, if the award is made to us, in executing) the above contract, we
will strictly observe the laws against fraud and corruption in force in India namely Prevention of
Corruption Act 1988.
We hereby certify that we have taken steps to ensure that no person acting for us or on our behalf will
engage in bribery.
We understand that you are not bound to accept the lowest or any bid you may receive.
We clarify/confirm that we comply with the eligibility requirements as per ITB Clause 2 of the bidding
documents.
Dated this ....... day of ............................ 19 .....

_________________________________
(signature)

___________________________________
(in the capacity of)

Duly authorized to sign Bid for and on behalf of

_____________________________________________________

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Schedule No

1
Item
Description

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Excise duty, if any
Packing and Forwarding

Inland transportation, Insurance and other local costs

incidental to delivery
Incidental services as per Clause 8 of SCC expect for AMC
which should be quoted separately

Unit Price

Total Price (Quantity x Unit Price)

(a)
(b)
(c)
(d)
(e)
(a)+(b)+(c)+(d)+(e)
(3)x(5)

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6

Sales and other taxes payable, if contract is awarded

Price of the Goods quoted (ex-works, ex-factory, exshowroom, ex-ware house, or off-the-shelf, as applicable)

Quantity

PRICE SCHEDULE
Price in Indian Rupees

Blade
Chassis and
Blade
Servers

Total Bid Price (in figures): Rs..

Total Bid Price (in Words): Rupees:

Signature of Bidder
Name and Business Address

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SECTION VIII: BID SECURITY FORM

Whereas ...........................1 (hereinafter called the Bidder) has submitted its bid dated ......................
(date of submission of bid) for the supply of ................................. (name and/or description of
the goods) (hereinafter called the Bid).

KNOW ALL PEOPLE by these presents that WE ..................... (name of bank) of .................. (name of
country), having our registered office at .................. (address of bank) (hereinafter called the
Bank), are bound unto ............................. (name of Purchaser) (hereinafter called the
Purchaser) in the sum of _______________________ for which payment well and truly to be
made to the said Purchaser, the Bank binds itself, its successors, and assigns by these presents.
Sealed with the Common Seal of the said Bank this ____ day of _________ 20___.

THE CONDITIONS of this obligation are:

1. If the Bidder
(a) withdraws its Bid during the period of bid validity specified by the Bidder on the Bid Form; or
(b) does not accept the correction of errors in accordance with the ITB; or
2. If the Bidder, having been notified of the acceptance of its bid by the Purchaser during the period of bid
validity:
(a) fails or refuses to execute the Contract Form if required; or
(b) fails or refuses to furnish the performance security, in accordance with the Instruction to Bidders;
we undertake to pay the Purchaser up to the above amount upon receipt of its first written demand,
without the Purchaser having to substantiate its demand, provided that in its demand the Purchaser
will note that the amount claimed by it is due to it, owing to the occurrence of one or both of the
two conditions, specifying the occurred condition or conditions.
This guarantee will remain in force up to and including forty five (45) days after the period of the bid
validity, and any demand in respect thereof should reach the Bank not later than the above date.

...................................
(Signature of the Bank)

_____________________________________________
1
Name of Bidder

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SECTION IX: CONTRACT FORM

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SECTION IX: CONTRACT FORM

THIS AGREEMENT made the .......day of.................................., 20... Between .......................... (Name
of purchaser) of .............. (Country of Purchaser) (hereinafter called "the Purchaser") of the one
part and ..................... (Name of Supplier) of ......................... (City and Country of Supplier)
(hereinafter called "the Supplier") of the other part :
WHEREAS the Purchaser is desirous that certain Goods and ancillary services viz.,
..................................... (Brief Description of Goods and Services) and has accepted a bid by the
Supplier for the supply of those goods and services in the sum of .............................. (Contract
Price in Words and Figures) (hereinafter called "the Contract Price").
NOW THIS AGREEMENT WITNESSETH AS FOLLOWS:
1.

In this Agreement words and expressions shall have the same meanings as are respectively assigned
to them in the Conditions of Contract referred to.

2.

The following documents shall be deemed to form and be read and construed as part of this
Agreement, viz.:
(a)
the Bid Form and the Price Schedule submitted by the Bidder;
(b)
the Schedule of Requirements;
(c)
the Technical Specifications;
(d)
the General Conditions of Contract;
(e)
the Special Conditions of Contract; and
(f)
the Purchaser's Notification of Award.

3.

In consideration of the payments to be made by the Purchaser to the Supplier as hereinafter

mentioned, the Supplier hereby covenants with the Purchaser to provide the goods and services
and to remedy defects therein in conformity in all respects with the provisions of the Contract.

4.

The Purchaser hereby covenants to pay the Supplier in consideration of the provision of the goods
and services and the remedying of defects therein, the Contract Price or such other sum as may
become payable under the provisions of the Contract at the times and in the manner prescribed by
the Contract.
Brief particulars of the goods and services which shall be supplied/provided by the Supplier are as
under:

Sl. No.

Brief description of Goods

& Services

Quantity to
be supplied

Unit Price Total Price

Delivery Terms

To be delivered
and installed in
good working
conditions at BIT,
Tiruchirappalli,
within TWO
months

TOTAL VALUE: (inclusive of all taxes)

DELIVERY SCHEDULE: (to be delivered before ..)

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IN WITNESS whereof the parties hereto have caused this Agreement to be executed in accordance with
their respective laws the day and year first above written.
Signed, Sealed and Delivered by the
said ..................................................... (For the Purchaser)
in the presence of:.......................................

Signed, Sealed and Delivered by the

said ..................................................... (For the Supplier)
in the presence of:.......................................

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SECTION X: PERFORMANCE SECURITY FORM

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SECTION X. PERFORMANCE SECURITY FORM

To:
(Name of Purchaser)
WHEREAS ................................................................... (Name of Supplier)
hereinafter called "the Supplier" has undertaken , in pursuance of Contract (Notification of Award)
No.................
dated,...........
20...
to
supply......................
.................................................(Description of Goods and Services) hereinafter called "the
Contract".
AND WHEREAS it has been stipulated by you in the said Contract that the Supplier shall furnish you
with a Bank Guarantee by a recognized bank for the sum specified therein as security for
compliance with the Supplier's performance obligations in accordance with the Contract.
AND WHEREAS we have agreed to give the Supplier a Guarantee:
THEREFORE WE hereby affirm that we are Guarantors and responsible to you, on behalf of the
Supplier, up to a total of ...................................
........................................ (Amount of the
Guarantee in Words and Figures) and we undertake to pay you, upon your first written demand
declaring the Supplier to be in default under the Contract and without cavil or argument, any sum
or sums within the limit of ................................ (Amount of Guarantee) as aforesaid, without your
needing to prove or to show grounds or reasons for your demand or the sum specified therein.
This guarantee is valid until the ........day of...................20......
Signature and Seal of Guarantors
................................
................................
................................
Date......................20....
Address:........................
................................
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SECTION XI: PERFORMANCE STATEMENT

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SECTION XI
(Please see clause 13.3(b) (ii) of instruction to Bidders)
Proforma for Performance Statement (for a period of last three years)
Bid No Date of Opening .. Time .Hours.
Name of the Firm .

Order
placed by
(full address
of
purchaser)

Order
No. and
Date

Description
and
quantity of
ordered
equipment

Date of Delivery
Value of
the
Order

As per
contract

Actual

Remarks
indicating
reasons for late
delivery, if any

Has the equipment

been satisfactorily
functioning? (attach a
certificate from the
purchaser / consignee)

Signature and Seal of the Bidder

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SECTION XII
(Please see Clause 13.3(a) of Instructions to Bidders)
MANUFACTURERS' AUTHORIZATION FORM*
No.

dated

To

Dear Sir:
IFB No.
We

who are established and reputable manufacturers of

(name and description of goods offered) having factories at
(address of factory) do hereby authorize M/s
(Name and
address of Agent) to submit a bid, and sign the contract with you for the goods manufactured by
us against the above IFB.

No company or firm or individual other than M/s

are authorized to bid, and
conclude the contract for the above goods manufactured by us, against this specific IFB. (This
para should be deleted in simple items where manufacturers sell the product through different
stockists.)
We hereby extend our full guarantee and warranty as per Clause 15 of the General Conditions of
Contract and Clause 10 of the Special Conditions of Contract for the goods and services offered
for supply by the above firm against this IFB.

Yours faithfully,

(Name)
(Name of manufacturers)

Note: This letter of authority should be on the letterhead of the manufacturer and should be signed by a person
competent and having the power of attorney to legally bind the manufacturer. It should be included by
the Bidder in its bid.
*

Modify this format suitably in case where manufacturers warranty and guarantee are not applicable for the
items for which bids are invited.

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SECTION XIII
SAMPLE FORM
BANK GUARANTEE FOR ADVANCE PAYMENT
To:

(name of Purchaser)
(address of Purchaser)
(name of Contract)

Gentlemen:
In accordance with the provisions of the Special Conditions of Contract which amends Clause 16 of the
General Conditions of Contract
(name and address of Supplier)
(hereinafter called "the supplier") shall deposit with
(name of
Purchaser) a bank guarantee to guarantee his proper and faithful performance under the said
Clause of the Contract in an amount of
(amount of guarantee)*
(in words).
We, the
(bank or financial institution), as instructed by the Supplier,
agree unconditionally and irrevocably to guarantee as primary obligator and not as Surety merely,
the payment to
(name of Purchaser) on his first demand without
whatsoever right of objection on our part and without his first claim to the Supplier, in the amount
not exceeding
(amount of guarantee)*
(in words).
We further agree that no change or addition to or other modification of the terms of the Contract to be
performed thereunder or of any of the Contract documents which may be made between
(name of Purchaser) and the Supplier, shall in any way release us from
any liability under this guarantee, and we hereby waive notice of any such change, addition or
modification.
This guarantee shall remain valid and in full effect from the date of the advance payment received by the
Supplier under the contract until _______________

Yours truly,
Signature and seal
Name of bank
financial institution
Address
Date

:
:
:
:

_____________________
*

An amount is to be inserted by the bank representing the amount of the Advance Payment.

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SECTION XIV

Eligibility for the Provision of Goods, Works and Services in BankFinanced Procurement.
As of March 20001

For the information of Borrowers and Bidders, and with reference to paragraph 1.6, footnote 9, of the
Guidelines: Procurement under IBRD Loans and IDA Credits, dated January 1995 (revised
January and August 1996 and September 1997, and January 1999), set forth below is a list of
countries from which Bidders, Goods and Services are not eligible to participate in procurement
financed by the World Bank or IDA2.

Andorra
Cuba
Democratic Peoples Republic of Korea (North Korea)
Liechtenstein
Monaco
Nauru
Tuvalu
In addition, Bidders, Goods and Services from other countries or territories may be declared ineligible
by a provision in the Bidding. Documents if the borrowers country has excluded them by a law,
an official regulation, or an act of compliance meeting the requirements of paragraph 1.8 (a) of
the Guidelines: Procurement under IBRD Loans and IDA Credits.
The Loan/Credit Agreement also prohibits a withdrawal from the Loan / Credit Account for the purpose
of any payment to persons or entities, or for any import of goods, if such payment or import, to
the knowledge of the Bank, is prohibited by a decision of the United Nations Security Council
taken under Chapter VII of the Charter of the United Nations. At the present time, this
prohibition applies to no country.

Notes:
1.

The most current listing of eligible countries can be viewed on the Public Information Centers Web page at:
http://www.worldbank.org/html/pic/PROCURE.html. A list of firms debarred from participating in World Bank
projects is available at: http://www.worldbank.org/html/opr/procure/debarr.html.

2.

Any questions regarding this list should be addressed to the Senior Manager, Procurement Policy and Services Group,
Operational Core Services Network, The World Bank

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ANNEXURE XV
PROFORMA FOR EQUIPMENT AND QUALITY CONTROL EMPLOYED BY THE
MANUFACTURER
BID NO. ...................................
NAME

DATE OF OPENING :

OF

THE

....................................
BIDDER

...................................................................................................................................
(Note : All details should relate to the manufacturer for the items offered for supply)
1.

Name & full address of the Manufacturer

2.
(a) Telephone & Fax No
(b) Telex No.
(c) Telegraphic address :

Office/Factory/Works
Office/Factory/Works

3.

Location of the manufacturing factory.

4.

Details of Industrial License, wherever required as per statutory regulations.

5. Details of important Plant & Machinery functioning in each dept. (Monographs & description pamphlets be
supplied if available).
6.

Details of the process of manufacture in the factory.

7.

Details & stocks of raw materials held.

8.

Production capacity of item(s) quoted for, with the existing Plant & Machinery

8.1 Normal
8.2 Maximum
9.

Details of arrangement for quality control of products such as laboratory, testing equipment etc.

10.

Details of staff:

10.1 Details of technical supervisory staff in charge of production & quality control.
10.2 Skilled labour employed.
10.3 Unskilled labour employed.
10.4 Maximum No. of workers (skilled & unskilled) employed on any day during the 18 months preceding
the date of Tender.
11. Whether Goods are tested to any standard specification? If so, copies of original test certificates should be
submitted in triplicate.
12. Are you registered with the Directorate General of Supplies and Disposals, New Delhi 110 001, India If so,
furnish full particulars of registration, period of currency etc. with a copy of the certificate of
registration.
...............................................................
Signature and seal of the Manufacturer

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